William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent 63 of his 89 years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Part...

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1. Verfasser:	Jenkins, Roy 1920-2003 (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York Random House 1997
Ausgabe:	Originally published 1995
Schlagworte:	Gladstone, W. E <1809-1898> > (William Ewart) Gladstone, William Ewart > 1809-1898 Liberal Party (Great Britain) > Biography Politik Prime ministers > Great Britain > Biography Großbritannien Great Britain > Politics and government > 1837-1901 Biografie
Zusammenfassung:	William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent 63 of his 89 years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Party to his preoccupation with the cause of Irish Home Rule, he was a commanding politician and statesman nonpareil. But Gladstone the man was much more: a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a vociferous participant in all the great theological debates of the day, a voracious reader, and an avid walker who chopped down trees for recreation. He was also a man obsessed with the idea of his own sinfulness. This full and deep portrait of a complicated man offers a sweeping picture of a tumultuous century in British history.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:	Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [658]-662
Beschreibung:	XXVII, 698 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:	0679451447